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AnAge entry for Saguinus geoffroyi

Classification (HAGRID: 03003)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Primates (Taxon entry)
                Family: Callitrichidae
                    Genus: Saguinus
SpeciesSaguinus geoffroyi
Common nameGeoffroy's tamarin

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity20.5 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizemedium
Data qualityacceptable
Observations

One wild born specimen lived 16.8 years in captivity and was about 20-21 years old when it died [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity548 days
Male sexual maturity
Gestation142 days
Weaning56 days
Litter size2 (viviparous)
Litters per year
Inter-litter interval
Weight at birth46.03 g
Weight at weaning
Adult weight499.3 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual162 %

Metabolism

Typical body temperatureNot yet available
Basal metabolic rate1.3050 W
Body mass225.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass0.005800 W/g

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0681] Peter Kappeler and Michael Pereira (2003), Primate Life Histories and Socioecology
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0679] Harvey and Clutton-Brock (1985), Life-history variation in primates

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